After splitting the first two games of a three game set, the New York Yankees were able to win the series on Sunday, defeating the Minnesota Twins 7-2. Nathan Eovaldi had arguably his best start in pinstripes, while the offense broke out for six runs in the sixth inning – both being key elements to the team’s victory. Lets take a look at my instant thoughts to Sunday’s matinee...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nathan Eovaldi pitched impressively into the ninth inning, Chase Headley and Stephen Drew each homered, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Sunday for a series win.
Eovaldi (10-2) had only five strikeouts, but looked dominant nonetheless, easily topping 90 mph in the later innings and inducing Twins batters into harmless grounders and popups in...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Nathan Eovaldi pitched impressively into the ninth inning, Chase Headley and Stephen Drew each homered, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Sunday for a series win.
Eovaldi (10-2) had only five strikeouts, but looked dominant nonetheless, easily topping 90 mph in the later innings and inducing Twins batters into harmless grounders and popups...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nathan Eovaldi pitched impressively into the ninth inning, Chase Headley and Stephen Drew each homered, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Sunday for a series win.
Eovaldi (10-2) had only five strikeouts, but looked dominant nonetheless, easily topping 90 mph in the later innings and inducing Twins batters into harmless grounders and popups in...

Boston Red Sox’s Hanley Ramirez hits an RBI single off a pitch by New York Yankees starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi in the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Sunday, July 12, 2015, in Boston. (Mandatory Credit: AP Photo/Steven Senne)
The pitching staff of the Boston Red Sox has not met expectations for the 2015 season, but cannot be blamed for the diminishing playoff...

In what I described earlier as the biggest series for the New York Yankees this season, the team was able to secure the first of three games against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. Nathan Eovaldi – for the sixth consecutive start – pitched solid, while the bullpen was able to lock the game down from the sixth inning, en route to a 3-2 victory. Here are my instant reactions...

The American League East has been the tightest division race in baseball throughout the season. Just after the All-Star break, the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles won their first series and find themselves at the top of the division. Now, the battle is on to try and stay there.
The top pitching match-up to watch is between Wei-Yin Chen and Nathan Eovaldi. Wins and losses will...

During the offseason, the New York Yankees made a flurry of trades; none carrying a higher risk/reward factor than the transaction that saw the Yankees send Martin Prado and David Phelps to the Miami Marlins for Nathan Eovaldi, Garrett Jones and Domingo German.
Why was it considered high risk/high reward? The Yankees took a flier on Eovaldi’s youth and potential, while sacrificing...

Although they weren't projected to be the aces of their respective staffs at the start of the season, Wei-Yin Chen and Nathan Eovaldi are pitching that well of late.
While Chen seeks his sixth straight quality start for the Baltimore Orioles, Eovaldi will try to extend his career-best winning streak for the New York Yankees on Tuesday night when the AL East's top teams meet in the...

Cole Hamels
The New York Yankees have plenty of pitching. Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda, CC Sabathia, Nathan Eovaldi and Ivan Nova comprise the team’s starting rotation, while Adam Warren, currently exiled to the bullpen, is also a viable option. All of those players are capable of throwing quality innings, but fans are right to have some concerns. Lately, Sabathia can’t seem...

The New York Yankees capped off their first half in the best way possible: they defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-6, while having a three and a half game lead in the American League East division. With the Sox surging, it was a good sign to see the men in pinstripes take two out of three from their rivals. Let’s take a look at my instant thoughts from today’s win.
On top
With the...

At some point the Yankees are going to need to take the training wheels off Nathan Eovaldi and figure out whether he’s a reliable starter or just another pitcher racking up mediocre innings and giving ulcers to Yankee Universe.In my opinion, that point should have been Tuesday night. Instead, Eovaldi, who has thrown over 6.0 IP just once in his last 10 starts, was pulled, having...

The New York Yankees dropped their series opener to the Oakland Athletics 4-3 in 10 innings after scoring two runs against Sonny Gray in the first inning. Some random thoughts about the game with notable news of the day mixed in.
The Yankees missed their opportunities when Gray was showing rust early on. Gray settled in, the offense stalled and the Yanks ultimately lost.
Any chance...

After having Monday off, the New York Yankees were looking to build on their previous series win. However, the Oakland Athletics had other plans in mind, as they came to New York and won in extra innings, 4-3. Let’s take a look at my instant thoughts from tonight’s game.
Another solid outing from Nathan Eovaldi
Sure, the former Miami Marlin continues to give up a high amount...

There isn’t a ton of top-end action on this baseball Tuesday, but there’s more than enough ace potential to keep you engaged. Check ’em out:
Johnny Cueto (CIN) vs. Max Scherzer (WAS)
7:05 p.m. ET
Here’s a matchup of the guy on the cusp of being paid facing off against the guy who is freshly paid. Cueto, who is consistently one of the toughest pitchers in all of baseball...

Tuesday’s slate of starters goes 34 deep with double-headers in the STL@CHC and TB@KC games. Despite the added volume, the quality of starters available is surprisingly low. Only seven rate average or better!
Taijuan Walker has been on an impressive roll and is now set to face a right-heavy Tigers team with a red-hot J.D. Martinez but without Miguel Cabrera. You’ve gotta start...

Weather permitting, the Yankees will finish the first half of the 2015 season with Saturday's home game against Tampa Bay. Right now there are 83 games remaining on the season and the Yankees are in the thick of the AL East fight. As we approach the second half of the season, the burning question is what will it take for the Yankees to make the playoffs? There are a lot...

Another month, another set of players who struggled to get a rhythm going. June is an important point in the season for slumping players, as upper management has to decide if this poor month was simply a rough patch or a ominous sign of bad things to come. Like all other teams, the New York Yankees had their share of players who scuffled both on the mound and at the plate. Here...

Before this season began, both the Yankees and the Red Sox acquired young right-handers whom they hoped would provide long term help for their starting rotations. Nathan Eovaldi and Rick Porcello both had histories of early-career struggles, but both of them clearly had positive upsides, which was cause for a lot of optimism, for fans and personnel of both teams.Eovaldi, 25, and...

The New York Yankees finally ended their dreaded 20-straight games on a high note, as they defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 3-1. Solid pitching and timely hitting were the main factors that led the team to victory. Here are my instant reactions to last night’s win.
Nathan Eovaldi impresses
Throughout his first season in pinstripes, it was apparent that Eovaldi could...

Nathan Eovaldi pitched scoreless, five-hit ball into the sixth inning, Garrett Jones homered and the New York Yankees snapped their three-game skid with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
Chase Headley and Didi Gregorius had run-scoring singles for the Yankees, who had lost seven of 10 before salvaging the finale of their seven-game road trip.
Mike Trout...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Nathan Eovaldi pitched scoreless, five-hit ball into the sixth inning, Garrett Jones homered and the New York Yankees snapped their three-game skid with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
Chase Headley and Didi Gregorius had run-scoring singles for the Yankees, who had lost seven of 10 before salvaging the finale of their seven-game...

MIAMI, FL – JUNE 16: Nathan Eovaldi #30 of the New York Yankees pitches during the first inning of the game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on June 16, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
Nathan Eovaldi returns to the city that born and bred him, taking the hill tonight at Minute Maid Park. He is seeking redemption for the shutout the New York Yankees...

Recently, fellow writer Dan Federico wrote an article on viable pitching options for the New York Yankees to trade for. However, this would be the typical thing for the Yankees to do when they may just need to trust the pitchers that they currently have.
People are hitting the panic button with the Yankees because their pitching rotation has struggled as of late. But, the Yankees...

Masahiro Tanaka pitched a stinker on Sunday afternoon when he was lit up for 10 hits and 5 ERs in just 5.0 IP. With that, the award for best pitching performance by a Yankees pitcher goes to: Adam Warren. He hasn't been as purely dominant as Michel Pineda or Nathan Eovaldi, but he has done something neither of them could do: In his last start (on Friday against Detroit) he gave...

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